"I'm very happy," says Jim Nabors, who's known for playing Gomer Pyle in the 1960s. He married longtime companion, Stan Cadwallader.

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Ann Oldenburg
USA TODAY

Congrats are in order for Jim Nabors. And from the sound of it, they're long overdue.

The actor, known for playing Gomer Pyle in the 1960s on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," has married his male partner of 38 years.

Nabors, 82, tells Hawaii News Now that he tied the knot with Stan Cadwallader, 64, in Seattle on Jan. 15. Gay marriage became legal in Washington state last month and the two traveled from Hawaii for the ceremony that was performed in a hotel room by a judge.
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